If you need robust graphing software, consider aiSee, a cross-platform graph package that supports nested graphs, exports to many bitmap and vector formats, and handles graphs with as many as a million nodes. aiSee is free for noncommercial use under its own license.
Read more »ProcessMaker uses open source inside and out
ProcessMaker is an open source workflow manager that works either on the client side or as a hosted application. Founder Brian Reale began developing ProcessMaker in 2002 after working with the South American Telecommunications Regulatory Institution to create a "paperless office."
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SUSE Studio : Create your own Linux OS
* Create a tuned server appliance, containing your application and just enough operating system components
* Spin a live CD or DVD with just the packages and software you need
* Create a ready-to-run VMware or Xen virtual server appliance
* Create a live USB key and carry your Linux system with you wherever you go
* Build a hard disk image for preloading onto hardware
Expert's guide to configuring Conky
When it comes to monitoring your Linux system, few tools can rival Conky. This lightweight system monitoring utility can help you to keep an eye on virtually any aspect of your system, and it offers a huge list of options to choose from. But this flexibility comes at a price: all Conky's settings are stored in the .conkyrc file, which you have to create and tweak manually.
Read more »IBM Lotus Symphony 1 on Ubuntu
At the beginning of the year I wrote about IBM Lotus Symphony Beta 3, IBM's closed source OpenOffice-based free office suite. Now the final release, Lotus Symphony 1 is out. I wasn't impressed last time, but I installed the final release on Ubuntu 8.04 to test it out.
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More Recognition For Readers' Suggested Improvements On Earlier Scripts
Updated version of the bash shell /dev/tcp and udp pseudo filesystem and its potential use.
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Survey: Open source is entering the enterprise mainstream
Open-source solutions used to be adopted quietly by company boffins who snuck in an Apache Web server or an open-source development tool suite under the philosophy "It's easier to get forgiveness than permission" (not to mention "It's easier to do it with open-source tools than to get an IT budget").
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DeviceVM's proprietary/Linux split explained
Covering Asus' adoption of DeviceVM's Splashtop software in all its motherboards and some laptops, we were wondering exactly which parts were proprietary and which were Linux - hence pulling back from calling it a "Linux OS".
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A Beginners Guide to a FOSS/Linux Business and How to Boil Water.
So, you have all this wonderful FOSS/Linux know how and a passion for it. Your passion is so great that you want to make a living doing it. That is sooo cool. But before you do, you need to learn how to boil to water and develop a solid business model around it so you can actually make money.
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FSCONS 2008, Gothenburg, Sweden
"Three big names from the world of community movements: Free Software Foundation Europe, Creative Commons and Wikimedia come together under the banner of Free Society at this years FSCONS in Gothenburg Sweden.
The lectures and events surrounding the conference will range from modern Kernel design over citizen journalism all the way across to licensing in the 21st century.
Read more »Spanish small free software companies have a brand new voice: ASOLIF
"The federation of spanish free software companies' associations (ASOLIF) was born few weeks ago. 7 regional small free software companies associations has joined efforts and have founded ASOLIF, which envolves a hundred free software spanish companies aprox.. Another 3 regional associations will get into the federation soon..."
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5 Reasons Why Switching to Ubuntu is a Really Dumb Idea
So you want to get with the “cool” crowd, drop Uncle Bill’s operating system, and switch to the very free and completely open source alternative Ubuntu Linux. Here’s five reasons why you should think very carefully before even attempting that installation...
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Android will be 100% open source, says Google
Contrary to some reports, everything that makes Android “Android”, including all the core platform components and libraries needed to port Android to new devices will be open sourced under commonly used, industry standard licenses, says Google.
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How To Control Download Of Files And Mime Types In SafeSquid Proxy Server
In this tutorial I will explain how you can block access to specific files using Mime filter. In my earlier tutorials, I have already explained how to create user, group and application profiles. So I will not go into details about profiles, and assume that the reader already knows about profiles.
Read more »firefox fastest growing browser in may
Firefox, now with 18.41% of the global browser market according to Net Applications, was the fastest growing browser in May.
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